Free Casting Calls and Auditions

OLIVER! – Oliver, Artful Dodger
Non-Equity National Tour
Music Theatre Associates, LLC will hold auditions for children for the 2008-2009 national tour of Oliver!

Rehearsals begin August 18, opens September 16 and is booked through May 2009.

Seeking: Oliver – Boy small in stature, 10-13 years old, soprano with UNCHANGED VOICE. Workhouse boy, sweet-natured but feisty when provoked. Must move well.

The Artful Dodger – teenage boy with UNCHANGED VOICE. Fagin’s brightest pupil. Scrappy, clever, quick and street-smart. Must dance or move well. MAXIMUM HEIGHT 5’0”. All ethnicities encouraged to attend.

Auditions will be held on Saturday, July 12 at 10:00 a.m. (signup at 9:30 a.m.) at Ripley Grier Studios, 520 8th Avenue 10th Floor, New York, NY.

Sign up will begin at 9:30 AM. Please do not arrive before then. Please prepare a short song to sing and bring a picture/resume or snapshot. You may be taught a song from the show. Accompanist will be provided (no tapes please). No pop/rock. Bring clothes in which you are comfortable moving, flat jazz shoes or sneakers, and be prepared to dance if called back. Callbacks will be held the same day. All positions paid. Must have parent or guardian willing to chaperone. Families encouraged.

Minors must be accompanied by an adult

Book, Music and Lyrics by Lionel Bart
Produced by Music Theatre Associates
Director: Clayton Phillips
Musical Director: Keith Levenson
Choreographer: Vince Pesce
Casting by Dave Clemmons Casting – Joy Dewing